Business news 

Citigroup losses rise on $13bn write-off

America' s biggest bank by revenue stays in the red for another quarter but manages to beat analysts' forecasts

Cahoot loses website after powercut

Internet bank customers have been unable to access accounts since yesterday, leaving debits and standing orders unpaid

Woolworths rocked as senior director quits

Simon Turner, whose arrival was dubbed a 'champagne moment', leaves after new chief savages the group's performance

Sport News 

Liverpool match will be played in Madrid

Vicente Calderon stadium will host Champions League game after Uefa temporarily suspend Atletico's three-match ban

• Torres ruled out for up to two weeks

• Parry hopeful of Uefa U-turn

Gerrard proved critics wrong, says Beckham

LA Galaxy midfielder says his international team-mate remains one of the world's best players

Perfect England, peerless Rooney

Fabio Capello’s dream start to his reign as England manager continued with record-breaking victory over Belarus in Minsk

Comment 

The white lie that threatens Obama

The unspoken legacy of racism could still scupper Barack Obama's bid for the presidency

• Ben Macintyre

Climate is in danger of being swamped

We must not let the banking crisis take the heat off our efforts to prevent environmental catastrophe

• James Cameron

Don't make the BBC share its licence fee

We can help to save public service broadcasting. But diluting our independence is no answer

• Michael Lyons

Life & Style 

Single? Why not try an arranged marriage?

In an age of uncertainty, women need an alternative to the Western style of selecting a marriage partner, Reva Seth says

Are you a competitive lover?

From the outside you seem to have a perfect relationship, but really it is an exhausting battle of one-upmanship

The lives of our ex-pat readers

The dream of moving overseas is alive and well - but what’s it really like? We asked for your stories. Here are some of the best

Arts & Entertainment 

How will the recession affect film?

Could the recession actually be good news for film? Top industry figures make their optimistic predictions to Kevin Maher

Cyndi Lauper still wants to have fun

The 55-year-old is on the verge of a comeback, and at a London concert her vocals raised the music beyond pedestrian pop

Nick Moran is a Telstar in the making

Can ‘that guy from Lock, Stock . . .' banish his tabloid notoriety with a film about a pop genius? Ed Potton meets him